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Selection of Tree-Size Variables for Appraisal Methods for Urban Trees According to Their Collinearity

Alvaro Sánchez-Medina, Esperanza Ayuga-Téllez, Lucrecia Contato-Carol, M. Ángeles Grande-Ortiz and Concepción González-García
Arboriculture & Urban Forestry (AUF) May 2017, 43 (3) 121-130; DOI: https://doi.org/10.48044/jauf.2017.011
Alvaro Sánchez-Medina
Alvaro Sánchez-Medina (corresponding author), E.T.S.I. de Montes, Forestal, y Medioambiental, Ciudad Universitaria s/n, Madrid 28040, Spain
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Esperanza Ayuga-Téllez
Esperanza Ayuga-Téllez, UPM, Madrid, Spain
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Lucrecia Contato-Carol
Lucrecia Contato-Carol, Santiago del Estero, Argentina
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M. Ángeles Grande-Ortiz
M. Ángeles Grande-Ortiz, UPM, Ciudad Universitaria s/n, Madrid 28040, Spain
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Concepción González-García
Concepción González-García, Madrid, Spain
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Alvaro Sánchez-Medina, Esperanza Ayuga-Téllez, Lucrecia Contato-Carol, M. Ángeles Grande-Ortiz, Concepción González-García
Arboriculture & Urban Forestry (AUF) May 2017, 43 (3) 121-130; DOI: 10.48044/jauf.2017.011

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